D'Anna and Dunkel | Uña de Gato – Global Club Nights

Alessandro D'Anna hybrid drum set solo project featuring Manuel Dunkel. Also introducing Uña de Gato!

The new project features the Italian drummer based in Helsinki Alessandro D'Anna and Finnish saxophone player Manuel Dunkel. D'Anna in his career has collaborated with Grammy award musicians such as Mark Gross, Joel Holmes, Benito Gonzalez, and many others, and toured all around the world as a side man of many international projects.

This project will present an interesting hybrid drum kit ensemble by D'Anna and part of his upcoming doctoral program at Sibelius Academy. The performance will feature an open dialogue between D'Anna and Dunkel over specific rhythmical cells from West Africa researched in the years by the Italian drummer.

Alessandro D'Anna: hybrid drum kit and percussions
Manuel Dunkel: tenor saxophone

Introducing Uña de Gato: Your Passport to Latin Rhythms in the Heart of Helsinki!

Embark on a musical journey with Uña de Gato, a vibrant ensemble of seven talented musicians hailing from Peru, Chile, Venezuela, and Finland. With over a decade of captivating performances across Finland's Latin American festivals and events, Uña de Gato has become synonymous with the pulsating rhythms of cumbia in Helsinki.
Experience the infectious beat of cumbia, a cornerstone of South American music, as Uña de Gato takes you on a whirlwind tour through the vibrant streets of Lima, the lush Amazonian jungles, and the psychedelic sounds of Peruvian chicha cumbia. With electric guitars, bass, and an array of percussion instruments, our energetic performances will transport you to the heart of Latin America, all while singing in the language of passion: Spanish.

Uña de Gato isn't just any cumbia band in Scandinavia but the original Peruvian cumbia experience in the Nordic region. Get ready to dance, laugh, and lose yourself in the irresistible rhythms of Uña de Gato!

Samuel Villadolas (Peru) – Lead Electric Guitar
Gorky Alvarado (Peru) – Second Guitar & Vocals
Ivan Salvador (Peru) – Lead Vocalist
Tito Chauca (Peru) – Vocals & Bongo
Rodrigo Rodriguez (Chile) – Congas
Mikko Alatalo (Finland) – Bass
Featuring Special Guest Artist: Milver Colmeares (Venezuela) – Timbales

Duration: 3,5 h
Language: English, Finnish, Portuguese, Spanish